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he's trying to hold on to a slim lead over mitt romney in virginia polls. >>> romney is going to another swing state, pennsylvania. this trip comes on the heels of the word that the republican nominee could announce his vice presidential pick by the end of the week. while at a fund-raiser in louisiana yesterday senior romney adviser eric fernstrom told reporters hes hasn't finalized it. if so, it would be an unusually early announcement for the second spot on the ticket. >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will testify before congress today. the chairman will give his semi annual report today and tomorrow. could offer some hint on whether the fed plans on responding to the recent string of poor economic reports, including june's disappointing jobs numbers. >>> surprising allegations against treasury department employ we's this morning. a watchdog says a number of workers are being investigating for unethical and perhaps illegal behavior. they solicited prostitutes, broke conflict of interest rules and accepted giftses from bank execs. most of the employees do act ethically and they
he's trying to hold on to a slim lead over mitt romney in virginia polls. >>> romney is going to another swing state, pennsylvania. this trip comes on the heels of the word that the republican nominee could announce his vice presidential pick by the end of the week. while at a fund-raiser in louisiana yesterday senior romney adviser eric fernstrom told reporters hes hasn't finalized it. if so, it would be an unusually early announcement for the second spot on the ticket. >>>...
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and they would say to me, you know what, the words matter. >> reporter: romney's edge in the poll just about the margin of error. plus or minus four points. last month, the same poll showed the two men in a dead heat. each with 46%. before that, obama had a slight advantage over mitt romney. now, the poll shows some other important numbers as well. the president's approval rating at 50%, the only time it's been better? the month following the death of osama bin laden. back to you. >> thank you, melissa. >>> well, today some local kids will be playing soccer inside the white house. soccer star, david beckham and his teammates from the l.a. galaxy will join first lady michelle obama for a soccer clinic. due to the weather, the clinic will be held indoors, in the state department. maybe they haven't noticed that the weather has changed a little bit. we've got some high, puffy clouds look at this beautiful picture, how nice it is, if you haven't been out since earlier this morning, the weather has changed substantially in the last half hour or so. at 11:14, we have clear skies, maybe they'
and they would say to me, you know what, the words matter. >> reporter: romney's edge in the poll just about the margin of error. plus or minus four points. last month, the same poll showed the two men in a dead heat. each with 46%. before that, obama had a slight advantage over mitt romney. now, the poll shows some other important numbers as well. the president's approval rating at 50%, the only time it's been better? the month following the death of osama bin laden. back to you....
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romney's poll numbers are up quite a bit in recent days, setting the stage for a possible upset win there. gingrich has said that super tuesday would reignite his campaign. and he's looking to southern states like tennessee to make that happen. pundits say that gingrich does have to win his home state of georgia. the state relevant in the race here. georgia will deliver the largest share of delegates today. 76. some states won't be closely watched. romney expected to win big in virginia, vermont, and in massachusetts. rick santorum likes his chances in oklahoma. ron paul focusing all of his attention on alaska, idaho, and north dakota, where he could see his first wins of the primary season today. >>> mitt romney is expected to cruise to an easy victory in virginia's presidential primary. he and ron paul are the only two candidates on the ballot. polls open at 6:00 this morning and will stay open until 7:00 tonight. newt gingrich and his wife will not cast votes today in virginia where they now live. a family spokesperson told nbc news the gingriches could not vote between mitt romney and
romney's poll numbers are up quite a bit in recent days, setting the stage for a possible upset win there. gingrich has said that super tuesday would reignite his campaign. and he's looking to southern states like tennessee to make that happen. pundits say that gingrich does have to win his home state of georgia. the state relevant in the race here. georgia will deliver the largest share of delegates today. 76. some states won't be closely watched. romney expected to win big in virginia,...
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romney won saturday's straw poll at the conservative political action conference, cpac, by seven points. santorum accused romney's campaign of stacking the audience. [ applause ] >> well, the romney campaign, we've heard all sorts of things. >> a romney spokeswoman responded pie saying santorum has a history of making statements that are not grounded in the truth. the campaign also noted that romney edged out santorum in a related phone survey. >>> catholic church leaders and republicans on capitol hill are rejecting a compromise on a birth control mandate. the obama administration revised a rule that required religiously affiliated organizations to cover the cost of contraceptives. instead, the president said employees could get free birth control through their health insurer. gop leaders say they have the streets stop that plan from moving forward. >> it's an accounting gimmick or a fig leaf. it's not a compromise. the president's doubled down. >> there's a parenthobroad const doesn't mean everyone has agreed with it. >> the white house stopped short of saying the president would veto
romney won saturday's straw poll at the conservative political action conference, cpac, by seven points. santorum accused romney's campaign of stacking the audience. [ applause ] >> well, the romney campaign, we've heard all sorts of things. >> a romney spokeswoman responded pie saying santorum has a history of making statements that are not grounded in the truth. the campaign also noted that romney edged out santorum in a related phone survey. >>> catholic church leaders...
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the latest poll shows mitt romney has lost some support, but more importantly his rivals are gaining ground on the former governor. look right here. now, the poll by "time" magazine and cnn shows 33% of voters in south carolina are supporting romney at this point, that's a double digit lead over gingrich, who has 23%. earlier this month romney led the entire pack by 20 points. looking at rick santorum, he's been striking distance, due to his appeal with social conservatives. he is currently earning 16%. flipping that around for ron paul. ron paul not far behind him with 13%. all of this could change before saturday, of course, as 7% of voters say they have not made up their minds at this point. now, as republican candidates jockey for position, president obama's cane is about to kick off. the president's first campaign ad of the season is out this morning. in it the president responds to a spot released by americans for prosperity. the group accuses mr. obama's campaign for collecting funds from a solar company that declared bankruptcy in exchange for a large loan. >> independent wat
the latest poll shows mitt romney has lost some support, but more importantly his rivals are gaining ground on the former governor. look right here. now, the poll by "time" magazine and cnn shows 33% of voters in south carolina are supporting romney at this point, that's a double digit lead over gingrich, who has 23%. earlier this month romney led the entire pack by 20 points. looking at rick santorum, he's been striking distance, due to his appeal with social conservatives. he is...
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exit polls show romney winning by 2-1. and as a results from florida come in, doreen gentzler will give us updates. >>> mitt romney met with nbc after they asked him to stop running a clip from 1997 featuring then-anchor tom brokaw. romney said his campaign would consider pulling the ad but argued the footage was not from a secret file. >>> the republican presidential candidates may not be spending money at levels in 2008, but new political action committees are making up for it. according to "usa today," so far super pacs have spent more than $44 million this primary season, compared to nearly $11 million at this point in the 2008 race. presidential candidates will report their own fundraising and spending today. >>> breaking news. at least 11 al qaeda militants are dead in an overnight air strike in yemen. residents say a drone targeted a caravan east of the city of lawdar in yemen. at least four militants were al qaeda leaders. no civilians were injured. al qaeda has attempted to use political unrest in yemen to gain in
exit polls show romney winning by 2-1. and as a results from florida come in, doreen gentzler will give us updates. >>> mitt romney met with nbc after they asked him to stop running a clip from 1997 featuring then-anchor tom brokaw. romney said his campaign would consider pulling the ad but argued the footage was not from a secret file. >>> the republican presidential candidates may not be spending money at levels in 2008, but new political action committees are making up for...
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romney won that poll by seven points. santorum accused romney's campaign of stacking the audience. >> well, you have to talk to the romney campaign and how many tickets they bought. we've heard all sorts of things. >> a romney spokeswoman says that santorum's claims are not true and noted that romney won a related telephone survey. >>> today is the last day to register to vote in virginia ahead of the republican presidential primary. only mitt romney and ron paul qualify for the ballot. virginia's gop primary is on super tuesday which is march 6. >>> the virginia state house is expected to vote today on bills that would make it easier to get rid of public school teachers. the bill would get rid of continuing contracts for teachers which are almost always renewed and replace them with three-year contracts. supporters say right now it's too easy for teachers to receive tenure and too difficult to take it away. opponents say it would lower teacher morale because they wouldn't feel they had any job security. if the bill passe
romney won that poll by seven points. santorum accused romney's campaign of stacking the audience. >> well, you have to talk to the romney campaign and how many tickets they bought. we've heard all sorts of things. >> a romney spokeswoman says that santorum's claims are not true and noted that romney won a related telephone survey. >>> today is the last day to register to vote in virginia ahead of the republican presidential primary. only mitt romney and ron paul qualify...
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a poll shows romney trailing the president by 8% points. president obama would defeat the other republican candidates even more decisively in virginia, according to the same poll. he leads rick santorum by nine points. his lead over newt gingrich is 19%. the president leads ron paul by ten points, as well. >>> the funeral procession for a fallen marine in virginia is taking place now. marine corps captain michael quinn is on his way to arlington national cemetery. the procession could cause some delays for drivers on route 7. the purcellville, virginia, native died in a helicopter crash last month during training in arizona. captain quinn was one of seven killed in that accident. >>> 6:07 the time. a health alert. the common medication that could lower cancer risk? why you may not want to start popping them right now, though. >>> also, a new went who said she heard everything the night an unarmed teenager was shot and killed. >>> the fog is hanging over parts of our area. >>> weather & traffic on the 1s. 6:11. we're seeing dense fog out the
a poll shows romney trailing the president by 8% points. president obama would defeat the other republican candidates even more decisively in virginia, according to the same poll. he leads rick santorum by nine points. his lead over newt gingrich is 19%. the president leads ron paul by ten points, as well. >>> the funeral procession for a fallen marine in virginia is taking place now. marine corps captain michael quinn is on his way to arlington national cemetery. the procession could...
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in arizona in recent polls. santorum holds a slight lead over romney in michigan. mitt romney is hoping a new plan to cut taxes will appeal to conservatives. the former massachusetts governor announced plans yesterday to cut all six current tax brackets by 20%. romney hasn't provided many specifics about the plan though. his top economic adviser insists the plan would be, quote, revenue neutral, which means it won't add to the budget deficit. he also said it will be distributionally neutral. that means it won't shift the nation's tax burden from the wealthiest americans to the middle class. >>> a new version of a bill to require women to have an ultrasound before going through an abortion is on its way to the senate. governor bob mcdonnell spoke out about it. he said requiring an invasive procedure is not the state's row. the new version requires an external ultrasound instead. >>> maryland state's senator will begin debate -- maryland state senate will begin a debate on legalizing the same seks marriage. they w
in arizona in recent polls. santorum holds a slight lead over romney in michigan. mitt romney is hoping a new plan to cut taxes will appeal to conservatives. the former massachusetts governor announced plans yesterday to cut all six current tax brackets by 20%. romney hasn't provided many specifics about the plan though. his top economic adviser insists the plan would be, quote, revenue neutral, which means it won't add to the budget deficit. he also said it will be distributionally neutral....
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tomorrow could be another big day for mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor holds a 20 point lead over newt gingrich over likely gop caucusgoers in the latest poll. rick santorum and ron paul are in distant third and fourth place. romney also heads into tomorrow's caucuses with another key endorsement, donald trump threw his support behind romney yesterday. the real estate mogul's decision stunned many political pundits who expected him to endorse newt gingrich. gingrich's own advisers were saying earlier in the day that trump would support their guy. >> mitt is tough, he's sharp, he's not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. so, governor romney, go out and get 'em. you can do it. >> thank you. thank you. >> trump has not always been a big supporter of romney's. he called him a "small business guy" last april and accused the firm romney cofounded of bankrupting companies and destroying jobs. >>> you may want to avoid the inner loop of the beltway later tonight. v dot will be closin
tomorrow could be another big day for mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor holds a 20 point lead over newt gingrich over likely gop caucusgoers in the latest poll. rick santorum and ron paul are in distant third and fourth place. romney also heads into tomorrow's caucuses with another key endorsement, donald trump threw his support behind romney yesterday. the real estate mogul's decision stunned many political pundits who expected him to endorse newt gingrich. gingrich's own advisers...
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the polls show the president and mitt romney essentially tied there. the president visiteded reno yesterday and spoke at the national guard convention. >>> romney is ramping up his campaign less than two months before election day. he's in florida for a private fund-raiser, and his campaign has added a second stop in the sunshine state. romney also scrapped his plans to take this upcoming weekend off at his beach house in san diego. his aides say he'll spend the weekend campaigning instead. today romney will be in our area and hold a rally in fairfax. the first lady will also visit virginia tomorrow. the first lady will speak to her husband's supporters in richmond. and then give a speech at mary washington. mitt romney's wife ann rommy will speak in leesburg on friday. >>> a young man who brought a gun to school pointed a gun at his teacher, his class, and then himself before being restrained. the stemmers run middle school in essex was put on lockdown yesterday. this comes two weeks after a student at perry hall high school shot another student in th
the polls show the president and mitt romney essentially tied there. the president visiteded reno yesterday and spoke at the national guard convention. >>> romney is ramping up his campaign less than two months before election day. he's in florida for a private fund-raiser, and his campaign has added a second stop in the sunshine state. romney also scrapped his plans to take this upcoming weekend off at his beach house in san diego. his aides say he'll spend the weekend campaigning...
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to the polls, they're indicating it could be close between romney and gingrich. the web site realclearpolitics has a table of polls and shows a virtual tie. roimp has 31.8%, gingrich is at 30. %, double the support of the paul with an average of 14.4% and rick santorum trails the pack with 12%. >>> some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in person, absentee voting begins today in virginia. voters only have two choices, though, mitt romney and ron paul. newt gingrich and rick santorum failed to make the ballot after failing to collect the required number of signatures. virginia's actual primary day is more than a month away. it takes place super tuesday, march 6. >>> this morning, firefighters in reno, nevada, say they're gaining the upper hand on a fast-moving brush fire. yesterday, 80 mile-per-hour wind gust helped spread the flames. as a recaution, more than 10,000 people have been evacuated. among them was vice president joe biden who had been making an appearance at a local high school. >> you spraernl a fire in the nearb
to the polls, they're indicating it could be close between romney and gingrich. the web site realclearpolitics has a table of polls and shows a virtual tie. roimp has 31.8%, gingrich is at 30. %, double the support of the paul with an average of 14.4% and rick santorum trails the pack with 12%. >>> some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in person, absentee voting begins today in virginia. voters only have two choices, though, mitt romney and ron...
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poll, but 43% of voters view the president negatively. romney has a negative rating of 40%, that's lower than john mccain at this point four yours ago and john kerry in 2004. >>> today we could get a sense of whether congress will act to keep your taxes from going up at the end of this year. the senate will hold a test vote on a bill to extend tax cuts for americans who earn less than $250,000 a year. democrats don't appear to have the 60 votes needed to advance that measure. it doesn't seem likely that senators will vote for a republican bill that would extend everyone's tax cuts either. if the two sides can't reach a deal, $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts would go into effect next year. >>> 4:37 is your time. 73 degrees. tensions boiling over between protesters and police. the incident that sparked these clashes. >>> plus images we've seen all too often here where and traffi next. >>> this morning people if central new york are cleaning up from storm damage. strong wind knocked down some trees and power lines there leaving fo
poll, but 43% of voters view the president negatively. romney has a negative rating of 40%, that's lower than john mccain at this point four yours ago and john kerry in 2004. >>> today we could get a sense of whether congress will act to keep your taxes from going up at the end of this year. the senate will hold a test vote on a bill to extend tax cuts for americans who earn less than $250,000 a year. democrats don't appear to have the 60 votes needed to advance that measure. it...
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michigan and arizona vote today, and mitt romney holds a comfortable lead in the polls in arizona. the rate in his home state of michigan is quite a different story. we could see a fight drag on until the republican convention in august if he loses michigan. nbc's tracie potts joins us live with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. republican insiders are saying that romney's got to pull out michigan today. he's got to win his home state to avoid the prolonged fight. that's exactly how voters are describing it. the polls are tied now, virtually tied, within the margin of error in michigan. they've been back and forth, romney up, santorum up at different points. and voters, some of them that we've heard from say they're getting frustrated with the attacks, not so much talking about the issues, but the two top contenders, mitt romney and rick santorum, attacking each other. listen to what part of the candidates had to say about each other yesterday and then some analysis of why this primary is really like 14 different primaries. >> senator santorum's a nice guy, b
michigan and arizona vote today, and mitt romney holds a comfortable lead in the polls in arizona. the rate in his home state of michigan is quite a different story. we could see a fight drag on until the republican convention in august if he loses michigan. nbc's tracie potts joins us live with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. republican insiders are saying that romney's got to pull out michigan today. he's got to win his home state to avoid the prolonged fight....
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. >> the latest national poll of republicans finds romney has a commanding 23-point lead. >>> the obama campaign is now requesting advertising rights in a number of states including virginia. that's a sign the president could be close to airing his first television commercials for the 2012 campaign. mr. obama's campaign headquarters is seeking out the advertising information in 14 states that are expected to be heavily contested between mr. obama and his republican opponent. no word on when the ads might start airing, though, on tv. >>> the president is now taking heat for where he will give his speech during the democratic national convention. dnc leaders announced he will accept the party nomination at the bank of america stadium in charlotte, north carolina. some critics are upset because the stadium is named for a bank that receives a federal bailout. dnc leaders said the venue was chosen because the 74,000-seat stadium allows more people to take part in the event. >>> 4:38. 45 degrees. still ahead on "news4 today," asking for your help. the person police are still trying to find af
. >> the latest national poll of republicans finds romney has a commanding 23-point lead. >>> the obama campaign is now requesting advertising rights in a number of states including virginia. that's a sign the president could be close to airing his first television commercials for the 2012 campaign. mr. obama's campaign headquarters is seeking out the advertising information in 14 states that are expected to be heavily contested between mr. obama and his republican opponent. no...
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voters in texas head to the polls today where 155 delegates up for grabs. romney only has to earn 58 of those delegates to reach the 1,144 needed to become the nominee. >>> and mitt romney will celebrate the day in las vegas at a fundraiser hosted by donald trump. this could be a little awkward, though, after trump's attempt to reignite the birther debate. earlier this week, trump claimed that president obama was born in kenya and raised in indonesia. that despite the president releasing his birth certificate last year proving he was born in hawaii. romney addressed the controversy saying he doesn't agree with all the supporters but appreciates their votes. >>> the president will hand out the highest civilian honor. he will host the recipients of the presidential medal of freedom. this year's honorees include former secretary of state madeleine albright, astronaut and former senator john glenn, nobel prize-winning novelest toni morrison, and singer and songwriter bob dylan. >>> today midshipmen and women at the naval academy will mark a special occasion. th
voters in texas head to the polls today where 155 delegates up for grabs. romney only has to earn 58 of those delegates to reach the 1,144 needed to become the nominee. >>> and mitt romney will celebrate the day in las vegas at a fundraiser hosted by donald trump. this could be a little awkward, though, after trump's attempt to reignite the birther debate. earlier this week, trump claimed that president obama was born in kenya and raised in indonesia. that despite the president...
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president obama still leads romney in the poll. relatively unchanged from last month's 49-43% spread. when asked specifically about ryan, voters are nearly evenly split. 22% say ryan makes them more likely to vote for romney while 23% say the ryan pick has the opposite effect. >>> a second suspect remain tons run this morning after leading police on a high speed chase on minneso monday. they gathered to remember officer adrian morris. they left plow we'res beside a bla black-draped car outside the district 6 station. morris was killed while chasing two suspects in betsville. one man was taken into custody yesterday. morris was not wearing his seat bell and was ejected from his cruiser. >>> a man in in the hospital after being shot in the head. the shooting happened around 10:30 last night along third street in southeast washington. the victim was unconscious when officers found him. he was rushed to the hospital. in last check he was listed in critical condition. so far police have not made any arrests or released a motive in the c
president obama still leads romney in the poll. relatively unchanged from last month's 49-43% spread. when asked specifically about ryan, voters are nearly evenly split. 22% say ryan makes them more likely to vote for romney while 23% say the ryan pick has the opposite effect. >>> a second suspect remain tons run this morning after leading police on a high speed chase on minneso monday. they gathered to remember officer adrian morris. they left plow we'res beside a bla black-draped car...
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a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows that president obama leads romney by only 4%, 47% to 43%. just two points closer than last month when the president led 49%-43%. the economy seems to be helping romney close that gap. only 1/3 of those polled say they think the economy will get better, and only 43% approve of how the president has handled the economy. that is down two points from last month. >>> this morning, president obama will head west to speak to graduates and attend several campaign events. first he'll deliver the commencement address to graduates at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. he'll then head to denver for a campaign event, and then ends his day in california at a fundraiser at the home of a supporter. >>> today the jury in the john edwards trial will deliberate for a fourth day. the jurors asked for notes from rachel bunny mellon. the 101-year-old woman provided most of the $1 million that is in question. prosecutors accuse jed wards of using money to hide his pregnant mistress during the beltway in 2008. he faces up to 30 years in prison if
a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows that president obama leads romney by only 4%, 47% to 43%. just two points closer than last month when the president led 49%-43%. the economy seems to be helping romney close that gap. only 1/3 of those polled say they think the economy will get better, and only 43% approve of how the president has handled the economy. that is down two points from last month. >>> this morning, president obama will head west to speak to graduates...
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nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. rick santorum is a distant third followed by ron paul. and that may not be the best of news for the republican party. gingrich apparently fares worst of all the candidates against president obama in the general election. the former speaker would lose by 18 points according to that poll. romney would fare best against the president. he trails by just six points among registered voters. >>> a woman is in critical condition this morning after being hit by a car in front of the white house. the accident happened around 8:00 last night at the corner of constitution avenue and 17th street. police tell news4 the woman was crossing the street when she was hit by a van. she was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. we're told the driver of the van stayed on the scene and cooperated with police but was not arrested. constitution between 18th and 15th were shut down as a precaution. the road has since reopened. >>> and new from overnight, a stabbing victim who walked into a rec c
nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. rick santorum is a distant third followed by ron paul. and that may not be the best of news for the republican party. gingrich apparently fares worst of all the candidates against president obama in the general election. the former speaker would lose by 18 points according to that poll. romney would fare best against the president. he trails by just six points among registered voters. >>> a woman is in critical condition this morning after...
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status in the latest poll out today, a new "washington times" poll finds that romney is in the lead with 38% among likely voters. ron paul comes in second with 24% followed by rick santorum with 11%. newt gingrich is in fourth with 9%. >>> this morning romney is already looking beyond new hampshire. he will campaign in myrtle beach today, preparing for south carolina's primary, which is january 21st. meanwhile, his rivals are campaigning in the granite state. conservative leaders say it's time to rally behind a single republican presidential candidate to prevent romney from winning the gchl op nomination. they can't seem to agree on which one. gingrich kept up his attack on romney. >> i don't believe a massachusetts moderate is in a very good position to debate barack obama. and i think it would be very hard for him to win the general election. >> the candidates have a busy weekend. they will debate saturday night and sunday morning in new hampshire. >> jon huntsman picked up a major newspaper endorsement this morning. "the boston globe" endorsed the former utah governor, snubbing r
status in the latest poll out today, a new "washington times" poll finds that romney is in the lead with 38% among likely voters. ron paul comes in second with 24% followed by rick santorum with 11%. newt gingrich is in fourth with 9%. >>> this morning romney is already looking beyond new hampshire. he will campaign in myrtle beach today, preparing for south carolina's primary, which is january 21st. meanwhile, his rivals are campaigning in the granite state. conservative...
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. >> a university poll found gingerich ahead in virginia with 30%. mitt romney came in second with 25%. >> romney, meanwhile, continues his attacks on gingerich while he's campaigning in new hampshire. romney said if the former house speaker cannot handle the negative tv ads from his republican rivals, he will wilt going up against president obama next fall. the new hampshire primary is january the 10th. >>> it looks like we are staying on the mild side once again, as you predicted weatherwise. >> not hearing any complaints. >> no complaints here. >> getting close to christmas, how is the cold weather? >> all right then, i will deliver. it will be getting colder by the weekend. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. there's the live view from our city camera just down river to the right. it's 50 degrees on this first day of astro knot nomiccal winter. the solstice arrived at 12:38 a.m. we've got a light southerly breeze under a partly cloudy sky this morning. watch out, the roads are slick. so many of the areas we have pavement are still slick.
. >> a university poll found gingerich ahead in virginia with 30%. mitt romney came in second with 25%. >> romney, meanwhile, continues his attacks on gingerich while he's campaigning in new hampshire. romney said if the former house speaker cannot handle the negative tv ads from his republican rivals, he will wilt going up against president obama next fall. the new hampshire primary is january the 10th. >>> it looks like we are staying on the mild side once again, as you...
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. >>> just a few days before the iowa caucus, a new poll shows mitt romney is now in the lead. the massachusetts governor is at 25% with ron paul falling back to second place at 22%. the surprise is rick santorum who shot up to third place. newt gingerich has 14% just four days after jumping out to the lead. rick perry and michellebackman are in fifth and sixth place. >>> police arrested ten occupy protesters in des moines. they banged on windows outside romney's headquarters as romney staffers locked the doors. the protesters demanded romney release his tax returns and called for all candidates to return donations they've received from big banks. >>> ahead on news 4 today, photoshop funeral. >>> also ahead, they weren't there for the sales. what brought hordes of women nationwide to target yesterday. >>> and bundle up when you head out the door this morning. veronica will have detai >>> welcome back to weather and traffic on the 1s. a cold start here this thursday morning. don't hesitate. you'll want to go for the gloves this morning. 24 in quantico. suddenly at 23 degrees rig
. >>> just a few days before the iowa caucus, a new poll shows mitt romney is now in the lead. the massachusetts governor is at 25% with ron paul falling back to second place at 22%. the surprise is rick santorum who shot up to third place. newt gingerich has 14% just four days after jumping out to the lead. rick perry and michellebackman are in fifth and sixth place. >>> police arrested ten occupy protesters in des moines. they banged on windows outside romney's headquarters...
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a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows obama leads romney 47% to 43%. two points closer than last month. the uneasy economy seems to be helping romney. only 1/3 of those polled say they believe the economy will get better. only 43% approve of how the president has handled the economy. >>> romney is within striking distance of becoming the official republican nominee. he swept kentucky and arkansas with 67% and 68% of the vote respectively. according to the count, the former massachusetts governor is now just 89 delegates shorts of the 1,144 needed to clinch the nomination. he could hit that mark as early as next week when voters in texas go to the polls. 152 delegates are up for grabs there. >>> president obama is heading west to speak to graduates and attend several campaign events. first he'll deliver the commencement address to graduates at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. he'll then head to denver for a campaign event and then ends his day in california at a fundraiser at the home of a supporter. >>> at 5:05, did filmmakers get too mu
a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows obama leads romney 47% to 43%. two points closer than last month. the uneasy economy seems to be helping romney. only 1/3 of those polled say they believe the economy will get better. only 43% approve of how the president has handled the economy. >>> romney is within striking distance of becoming the official republican nominee. he swept kentucky and arkansas with 67% and 68% of the vote respectively. according to the count, the...
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rick perry also took aim at romney as he tries to shore up his slumping poll numbers. the texas governor quickly criticized t ed romney's health plan in massachusetts. >> romney care has driven the cost of insurance premiums up 14% over the national average in massachusetts. >> we have less than 1% of our kids that are uninsured. you have 1 million kids uninsured in texas. >> there were no real personal attacks in the debate. however, earlier, romney called on rick perry to reject the dallas pastor who called his mormon faith a cult. >>> chris christie is also giving romney's campaign a boost. the new jersey governor surprised many by endorsing romney just hours before the start of the republican debate. many republicans had pushed for christie to jump into the political race himself. political experts say this move sends a move to the skeptical gop establishment to fall in line behind the former massachusetts governor. coming up next on the "today" show, chris christie and mitt romney will be on for an exclusive interview ahead at 7:00 on "news 4 today." >>> vice pres
rick perry also took aim at romney as he tries to shore up his slumping poll numbers. the texas governor quickly criticized t ed romney's health plan in massachusetts. >> romney care has driven the cost of insurance premiums up 14% over the national average in massachusetts. >> we have less than 1% of our kids that are uninsured. you have 1 million kids uninsured in texas. >> there were no real personal attacks in the debate. however, earlier, romney called on rick perry to...
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the new poll shows santorum gaining momentum, trailing mitt romney by two points. last week santorum was 14 points behind in the same survey. >>> today congress begins hearings on the president's 2013 proposed budget. copies of the plan arrived on capitol hill yesterday. the budget outlines $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next ten years, as well as cuts in government and military spending. the 2013 fiscal year begins this coming october. treasury secretary timothy geithner is scheduled to testify before the senate finance committee later this morning. >>> 4:37 now. we have breaking news. police are investigating a shooting in southeast washington. tracee wilkins is live on the scene with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, eun. we are here in the 5 00 block of carl street in northeast. let me show you what it's looking like. police have a block and a half blocked off here. all of the roads closed leading to the 5000 block of carl street as they investigate this shooting. now they say that one man was shot here. we have reports of a
the new poll shows santorum gaining momentum, trailing mitt romney by two points. last week santorum was 14 points behind in the same survey. >>> today congress begins hearings on the president's 2013 proposed budget. copies of the plan arrived on capitol hill yesterday. the budget outlines $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next ten years, as well as cuts in government and military spending. the 2013 fiscal year begins this coming october. treasury secretary timothy geithner is...
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a new poll by nbc news and the wall street journal shows major gains by romney in ohio and virginia. romney leads the president 48 to 47, a three-point swing from last week. romney gained two points in ohio to shrink the gap to 51 to 45. in florida, it's just a one-point lead for the president, 48 to 47. storm 4 meteorologist, veronica johnson joins us with a look at the forecast. >> very much like fall around here. we were at 70 degrees yesterday. if this were a roller coaster ride today or actually tomorrow, we would be at the top of the drop. temperatures are going to start to take a dive. >> stomach goes up in your throat? >> as long as you put your hands up, keith. hands up, everybody, hands up. 55 is the temperature now. we started out chilly this morning. running five degrees below average, the temperature. you can see there's a lit bit of wind, too. you can see extra chill from the wind. it's at 15 miles per hour out of the northwest. later today, we'll have more of a southerly wind. when you look to the west, you can see the readings that are still cool, still in the 40s. pi
a new poll by nbc news and the wall street journal shows major gains by romney in ohio and virginia. romney leads the president 48 to 47, a three-point swing from last week. romney gained two points in ohio to shrink the gap to 51 to 45. in florida, it's just a one-point lead for the president, 48 to 47. storm 4 meteorologist, veronica johnson joins us with a look at the forecast. >> very much like fall around here. we were at 70 degrees yesterday. if this were a roller coaster ride today...
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and according to a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, mitt romney holds a slight edge over rick santorum with 38% of likely voters. newt gingrich and ron paul are tied in a distant third place with just 13% each. >>> and as we head into super tuesday, mitt romney also has a major endorsement. house majority leader eric cantor says he's backing the former massachusetts governor. cantor says romney has been -- has the best plan to make america financially strong. but the virginia congressman says he has no plan to run as a vice presidential candidate should romney get the nomination. >>> today president obama will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to discuss the growing concern that iran is developing a nuclear weapon. yesterday the president spoke at the annual conference for the american islam public affairs committee. he told the crowd of more than 13,000 that israel needs to be patient with iran and hopes that international sanctions work. he did say that the u.s. would use force to help protect israel from a possible nuclear attack. >> i will not hesitate to
and according to a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, mitt romney holds a slight edge over rick santorum with 38% of likely voters. newt gingrich and ron paul are tied in a distant third place with just 13% each. >>> and as we head into super tuesday, mitt romney also has a major endorsement. house majority leader eric cantor says he's backing the former massachusetts governor. cantor says romney has been -- has the best plan to make america financially strong. but the...
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republican mitt romney is ahead there. the new poll gives the former massachusetts governor 35% of the support so far, giving him a 27-point lead over his nearest competitors. donald trump, rudolph giuliani, and ron paul received only 8%. none of the other 17 potential candidates reached double digits. >>> prince charles wraps up a three-day trip to washington today. he'll preside over what's known as an investiture ceremony before he heads back to england. he'll present honors from his mother, the queen, to three americans. he spoke yesterday to georgetown university. he touted the important of sustainable farming in a one-hour speech. charles met with president obama at the white house and had a private dinner with senator john kerry at his home. >>> 5:50. 48 degrees out there. brrr. it's a shock to the system when you go outside. >> it's refreshing. quit your belly aching. >> i want my 70s back, tom. >> we have our weather watchers -- weather watchers, we're working on our phone system. we'll get that up shortly. mid 40
republican mitt romney is ahead there. the new poll gives the former massachusetts governor 35% of the support so far, giving him a 27-point lead over his nearest competitors. donald trump, rudolph giuliani, and ron paul received only 8%. none of the other 17 potential candidates reached double digits. >>> prince charles wraps up a three-day trip to washington today. he'll preside over what's known as an investiture ceremony before he heads back to england. he'll present honors from...
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the abc news tracking poll gives romney a 50-47% lead over the president. it's the first time in the campaign the governor has reached the 50% mark, and the economy may be to thank for that. when asked who do they trust the most to handle the economy, likely voters gave romney a 52-43% advantage over the president. it's the first time either candidate has had a clear lead on that issue. another poll shows that some of the most important swing states are still practically in a dead heat. in colorado, the president and romney are now tied at 48%. that's according to a new nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll. and that means gains for romney who trailed there by 5% last month. while in nevada president obama is holding a steady lead, 50-47% right now, thanks in part to support from latino voters. >>> 5:05 is your time. today the virginia man accused of shooting a security guard at the family research council will be in court. earlier this week, 23-year-old floyd lee corkins was charged with terrorism for the acan at that -- attack. it's the first time anyo
the abc news tracking poll gives romney a 50-47% lead over the president. it's the first time in the campaign the governor has reached the 50% mark, and the economy may be to thank for that. when asked who do they trust the most to handle the economy, likely voters gave romney a 52-43% advantage over the president. it's the first time either candidate has had a clear lead on that issue. another poll shows that some of the most important swing states are still practically in a dead heat. in...
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mitt romney has an edge in the latest poll numbers. in the nbc news, wall street journal poll romney would beat rick santorum if they were the only two on the ballot. he leads 50-45, but when pitted against president obama, he loses 50-44%. each of the candidates is hoping to have a strong showing tomorrow. >> sure hope to get support even in the primary process throughout the south. i think i will. i got good support in florida. >> great grass roots campaign, hanging in there. >> very hard for one of the major candidates to not carry their home state and continue to move forward. >> as for now, rick santorum has a slight edge in tennessee and ohio. newt gingrich is expected to win big in his home state of georgia. and mitt romney, as one of only two candidates on the ballot, is expected to take virginia. >>> along with an edge in the polls, romney has a key endorsement. eric cantor says romney has the best plan to get the economy back on track, but the virginia congressman says he does not plan to be a running mate if romney wins the
mitt romney has an edge in the latest poll numbers. in the nbc news, wall street journal poll romney would beat rick santorum if they were the only two on the ballot. he leads 50-45, but when pitted against president obama, he loses 50-44%. each of the candidates is hoping to have a strong showing tomorrow. >> sure hope to get support even in the primary process throughout the south. i think i will. i got good support in florida. >> great grass roots campaign, hanging in there....
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mitt romney came out as the front-runner in new hampshire, and romney did nothing to hurt his campaign, but the spotlight seemed to shine brightest on herman cain. the godfather pizza ceo is surging in the polls thanks to his 9, 9, 9 business plan. >> 9% federal tax, 9% personal income tax, and a 9% sales tax. #, 9, 9, 9. >> rick perry tried to give his campaign a boost. >>> new jersey governor chris christie, who spurned repeated calls for a run for president himself, endorsed romney's campaign saying america cannot afford another four years of president obama. the move sends a signal to the skeptical republican establishment to fall in line behind the former massachusetts governor. people in virginia already have an opinion about what they think should be the republican candidate for president. in a quinnipiac university poll out today, herman cain is one of the front runners. he is tied for mitt romney with the top spot, each with 21% of the vote. that's a 15% rise for cain in the poll from last month. meanwhile, rick perry fell from 25% to just 11% of republicans surveyed, erasing
mitt romney came out as the front-runner in new hampshire, and romney did nothing to hurt his campaign, but the spotlight seemed to shine brightest on herman cain. the godfather pizza ceo is surging in the polls thanks to his 9, 9, 9 business plan. >> 9% federal tax, 9% personal income tax, and a 9% sales tax. #, 9, 9, 9. >> rick perry tried to give his campaign a boost. >>> new jersey governor chris christie, who spurned repeated calls for a run for president himself,...
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polls have shown republican voters favor mitt romney in the moderate midwestern state. rick santorum will only be eligible for 44 delegates because he's not on the ballot in all of the illinois districts. >>> and puerto rico's victory gave mitt romney a commanding lead in the delegate count. he has 521 delegates going into the race. rick santorum has 253. and newt gingrich is trailing with 136 delegates. ron paul has 50. the candidate needs 1,144 delegates to become the republican presidential nominee. >>> president obama and most of the first family spent sunday at an historic d.c. church. the president, first lady, and daughter sasha attended service at st. john's epaul kiska pal church across lafayette square from the white house. the church is used to having presidents in the pews. when asked what he and the president talked about after the service, the reverend simply said, basketball brackets. >>> we could feel the pain at the pump ease up but not in the immediate future. according to aaa, the average in is $3.83 a gallon. the highest point for the year, for this
polls have shown republican voters favor mitt romney in the moderate midwestern state. rick santorum will only be eligible for 44 delegates because he's not on the ballot in all of the illinois districts. >>> and puerto rico's victory gave mitt romney a commanding lead in the delegate count. he has 521 delegates going into the race. rick santorum has 253. and newt gingrich is trailing with 136 delegates. ron paul has 50. the candidate needs 1,144 delegates to become the republican...
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mitt romney has a slight edge in the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. the former governor has 38%, rick santorum close behinds with 32%. newt gingrich and ron paul are tied at a distant third place with just 13% each. in addition to the slight edge in the polls, romney also picked up another key endorsement. >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race that's put forward a bold, pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future. >> house majority leader eric cantor is saying he's backing mitt romney. as of now, cantor says he is not planning to be a running mate should romney ultimately get the nomination. >>> no candidate has the ability to pick up all of the delegates in question for tomorrow's contest. rick santorum has the edge in tennessee, and the battleground state of ohio. griech leading in his home -- newt gingrich leading in his home state of georgia, which has the most -- which has the most available delegates. mitt romney has the advantage in states like vermont and massachusetts. >> sure hope it get support even in the primary process throughout
mitt romney has a slight edge in the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. the former governor has 38%, rick santorum close behinds with 32%. newt gingrich and ron paul are tied at a distant third place with just 13% each. in addition to the slight edge in the polls, romney also picked up another key endorsement. >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race that's put forward a bold, pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future. >> house majority leader eric cantor...
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mitt romney came in second with 25%. meanwhile, romney maintained his attack on gingerich while campaigning in new hampshire. romney said if the former house speaker can't handle the negative tv ads from his rivals, he will wilt going up against president barack obama. >> this morning, we are one more day closer to the expiration of the payroll tax cut and there does not appear to be any progress on efforts to keep it in place. president obama called on house speaker john boehner yesterday to get house republicans behind the short-term two-month tax cut extension that the senate approved last week. he said the lawmakers would negotiate the terms of a longer term extension in the new year. boehner, though, is demanding that senators return to washington and hammer out the long-term deal before the tax extension expires at the end of this year. >> and all we're asking for is to get the senate members over here to work with us to resolve our differences so we can do what everybody wants to do. >> the ball is in the house's
mitt romney came in second with 25%. meanwhile, romney maintained his attack on gingerich while campaigning in new hampshire. romney said if the former house speaker can't handle the negative tv ads from his rivals, he will wilt going up against president barack obama. >> this morning, we are one more day closer to the expiration of the payroll tax cut and there does not appear to be any progress on efforts to keep it in place. president obama called on house speaker john boehner...
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right now, president obama is ahead there in one poll. he leads mitt romney in virginia by 7% according to the "washington post." the president continued to do well amongst young voters. suburban "washington post"ians, women, and african-americans. however, the survey indicates many virginians are not happy with the way things are going in the country. that could help romney make up ground. >>> 4:30 is the time now. we turn to meteorologist tom kierein. actually had to roll all the windows down on the drive in this morning. that warm. >> felt good. felt like summer. >> it was nice. we had the nocturnal thunderstorm that came through last night through montgomery county. lightning flashing in the air. that's long gone. now it's revealed and opened up a beautiful moon. i just took this picture on my way in. this is the super moon we've been talking about. it's at its closest approach and nearly full this morning. it's going to be full on saturday night. we ought to have breaks in the clouds. it's going to appear brighter than an average moo
right now, president obama is ahead there in one poll. he leads mitt romney in virginia by 7% according to the "washington post." the president continued to do well amongst young voters. suburban "washington post"ians, women, and african-americans. however, the survey indicates many virginians are not happy with the way things are going in the country. that could help romney make up ground. >>> 4:30 is the time now. we turn to meteorologist tom kierein. actually had...
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. >>> mitt romney will spend the day in virginia. he has campaign events scheduled in roenick, virginia beach, and near richmond. romney was supposed to tour virginia on sunday but cancelled those plans ahead of sunday. recent polls show he and the president in virtual tie in the commonwealth. >>> calls for help, the rescues caught on camera as flooding took over the jersey coastline. >>> still ahead, the flames that destroyed homes as hurricane sandy moved inland. >>> and will we see more sunshine? yo >>> take a look at all this snow in the great smoky mountains. two more feet fell in tennessee. earlier in the week, rangers say the area you recally gets four inches of snow this time of year. hurricane sandy caused more snowfall in the past week. >> let's take a live look outside. it's just 46 degrees out there. chilly. this is a live look at the national harbor. looks chilly out there. you're going to need a coat. maybe some gloves. >> don't want to go down to the harbor right now. tom kierein has a look at weather and traffic. >> w
. >>> mitt romney will spend the day in virginia. he has campaign events scheduled in roenick, virginia beach, and near richmond. romney was supposed to tour virginia on sunday but cancelled those plans ahead of sunday. recent polls show he and the president in virtual tie in the commonwealth. >>> calls for help, the rescues caught on camera as flooding took over the jersey coastline. >>> still ahead, the flames that destroyed homes as hurricane sandy moved inland....
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recent polls show romney with a narrow lead in michigan. this weekend his campaign hit the fast track in florida. romney reached out to nascar fans at the daytona 500. santorum campaigned in michigan, as well. but also had a visible presence in daytona by sponsoring a race car. sunday, romney tried to outrevenue the image of an out-of-touch rich -- outrun the image of an out-of-touch rich guy while santorum geared up for the race. >> i just am who i am. if people think there's something wrong with being successful in america, they better vote for the other guy. >> let all the other cars in front of you wreck, and run hard the last few laps and win the race, all right? [ applause ] >> newt gingrich and ron paul have been focusing on the states that vote march 6 on super tuesday. >>> president obama says he's ready to work with america's governors and let them know that they have a strong partner in washington. last night the president and first lady hosted a black tie dinner as part of the national governors' association meeting. he said the
recent polls show romney with a narrow lead in michigan. this weekend his campaign hit the fast track in florida. romney reached out to nascar fans at the daytona 500. santorum campaigned in michigan, as well. but also had a visible presence in daytona by sponsoring a race car. sunday, romney tried to outrevenue the image of an out-of-touch rich -- outrun the image of an out-of-touch rich guy while santorum geared up for the race. >> i just am who i am. if people think there's something...
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mitt romney leads the pack in the latest polls but lost significant support over the last week. miss double-digit lead may be hard to overcome, however, for the likes of ron paul and jon huntsman that are polling second and third respectively. as mitt romney looks to distance himself from the field in new hampshire and solidify his bid important the nomination, he is take something heat from his rival candidates about his business background. romney was talking about health insurers when he said this. >> i want individuals to have their own insurance. that means the insurance company will have an incentive to keep you healthy. it means if you don't like what they do, you can fire them. i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. >> governor romney enjoys firing people. i enjoy creating jobs. >> i can stand the heat. now we will see if he has broad holders and he can stand the heat. >> i was talking about insurance companies, yeah. we like to be able to get rid of insurance companies that don't give us the service we need. >> romney added that he was trying to d
mitt romney leads the pack in the latest polls but lost significant support over the last week. miss double-digit lead may be hard to overcome, however, for the likes of ron paul and jon huntsman that are polling second and third respectively. as mitt romney looks to distance himself from the field in new hampshire and solidify his bid important the nomination, he is take something heat from his rival candidates about his business background. romney was talking about health insurers when he...
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polls show that rick santorum is a likely winner today in minnesota. because of that, gop front-runner mitt romney has turned his political attacks toward that conservative senator from pennsylvania. this week his campaign released a barrage of opposition research on santorum and kept up his criticism in speeches. santorum fired back saying that making romney the nominee would be devastating for republicans who want to see president obama lose the general election. >>> newt gingrich's name will not appear on virginia's primary ballot. he dropped a lawsuit to get in on that ballot. newt gingrich was among four candidates what failed to qualify for the primary. he joined a lawsuit filed by former candidate rick perry. each claimed the 10,000-signature rule was burdensome and a related rule was unconstitutional. a federal judge ruled against the argument and a federal appeals court agreed. >>> virginia is close to getting passed its long-standing law on handguns. the law would repeal one gun purchase a month. virginia's house passed its version last week.
polls show that rick santorum is a likely winner today in minnesota. because of that, gop front-runner mitt romney has turned his political attacks toward that conservative senator from pennsylvania. this week his campaign released a barrage of opposition research on santorum and kept up his criticism in speeches. santorum fired back saying that making romney the nominee would be devastating for republicans who want to see president obama lose the general election. >>> newt gingrich's...
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, but will it pay off at the polls for mitt romney? we're live in florida where voters are getting ready to weigh in on the republican presidential race. >>> will they be evicted? we're watching the occupy d.c. camps where protesters remain camped out. good morning, i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm joe krebs. welcome to "news4 today" on this tuesday, the 31st day of january. a live look outside now. temperatures in the 40s. the low 40s as we look around the region. tom is here to tell us about our forecast for this last day of january. >>> yeah, 5:31 on this tuesday morning. and around the region, we've got a clear sky. and under the clear sky we've got a wide variety of temperatures as we start off this tuesday morning. right now at reagan national, at 41. it's near 40 in prince george's county. much of montgomery county in the upper 30s. fairfax, arlington counties now in the mid to upper 30s as is much of northern virginia including loudoun county, prince william, fauquier. farther to the west, shenandoah valley in the 40s many lo
, but will it pay off at the polls for mitt romney? we're live in florida where voters are getting ready to weigh in on the republican presidential race. >>> will they be evicted? we're watching the occupy d.c. camps where protesters remain camped out. good morning, i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm joe krebs. welcome to "news4 today" on this tuesday, the 31st day of january. a live look outside now. temperatures in the 40s. the low 40s as we look around the region....
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the gallup daily tracking poll shows romney leading president obama by two percentage points right now. that's just a one-point increase since ryan was introduced over the weekend. >>> the obama campaign is dealing with some backlash of its own regarding vice president joe biden. >> romney wants to let -- he said in the first hundred days, he's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules. unchain wall street! they're going to put y'all back in chains. >> former virginia governor doug wilder says biden brought racism back into the election with that comment on tuesday. wilder is the first african-american governor ever elected in this country. he says he thinks hillary clinton would have made a better running mate for president obama. >>> and right now, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants are anxiously awaiting word from the government as to whether they can work in this country without fear of being deported. this was the scene yesterday in langley park, where thousands of people lined up for hours to sign up for the deferred action for childhood arrivals.
the gallup daily tracking poll shows romney leading president obama by two percentage points right now. that's just a one-point increase since ryan was introduced over the weekend. >>> the obama campaign is dealing with some backlash of its own regarding vice president joe biden. >> romney wants to let -- he said in the first hundred days, he's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules. unchain wall street! they're going to put y'all back in chains. >>...
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many sided withntial candidate. 28% mitt romney. newt gingrich received 13%, ron paul received 11%. >>> while santorum leads the polls, he's defending a roversi about president obama over the weekend. nbc's tracie potts joins us live on capitol hill with that. good morning. >> reporter: hey, a couple of them, joe. good morning, everyone. just last night, he made what some are calling a reference to president obama and hitler. he was talking about world war ii and voters and how they were hopeful amid challenges that things would get better because their leader, they thought, was a nice guy. then here's what he said -- maybe he's not the best guy after a while. after a while you find out things about this guy in europe who's not so good of a guy after all. talking about then and now. this came a day after santorum called president obama -- said he subscribed to a phony theology. critics say he was questioning the president's faith. here's how santorum explained it yesterday morning. >> i was talking about the radical environmentalist
many sided withntial candidate. 28% mitt romney. newt gingrich received 13%, ron paul received 11%. >>> while santorum leads the polls, he's defending a roversi about president obama over the weekend. nbc's tracie potts joins us live on capitol hill with that. good morning. >> reporter: hey, a couple of them, joe. good morning, everyone. just last night, he made what some are calling a reference to president obama and hitler. he was talking about world war ii and voters and how...
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according to a new nbc/maris poll, romney is getting 42% of the vote. that's compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16%, followed by 11% for ron paul. >>> today newt gingrich will get help campaigning in florida from former gop rival akron akron. michael reagan -- rival herman cain. michael reagan, son of former president ronald reagan, also showed support. >> the real reason he hasn't been successful connecting with the people of florida, is because of his message and his failure to connect to the needs of the people in this state. >> i believe the republican party will not nominate a pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase moderate from massachusetts. >> 50 delegates are up for grabs in florida. early votes there seem to be favoring romney. >>> rick santorum says he'll resume campaigning today, but not in florida. he has stops in missouri and minnesota. he spent the weekend with his 3 yelled daughter who was in a hospital in philadelphia. she has pneumonia. >>> 6:06 our time. the first family takes a sunday stro
according to a new nbc/maris poll, romney is getting 42% of the vote. that's compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16%, followed by 11% for ron paul. >>> today newt gingrich will get help campaigning in florida from former gop rival akron akron. michael reagan -- rival herman cain. michael reagan, son of former president ronald reagan, also showed support. >> the real reason he hasn't been successful connecting with the people of florida, is...
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new hampshire received the endorsement of senator john mccain in the state yesterday and leads the polls at 41%. he's feeling the heat from newt gingerich who said the iowa results are showing many voters are looking for a romney alternative. meanwhi meanwhile, rick santorum got a boost raising $1 million overnight. he says although beating romney will be difficult, they will do the job. >> if you think we can get more than an eight-vote margin here in new hampshire, we will try. >> romney will hold an event in south carolina today with tea party backed governor nikki haley. >>> governor rick per decided to stay in the race. the governor told supporters that after his fifth place finish in iowa, he would head home and reassess his campaign. but with money still behind him, he's headed to south carolina. michele bachmann, however, has dropped out of the race after finishing last in the iowa caucuses. three republican candidates have joined rick perry's lawsuit in virginia in hopes of getting their names on the ballot. jon huntsman joined the lawsuit. it claims the access law is unconstitu
new hampshire received the endorsement of senator john mccain in the state yesterday and leads the polls at 41%. he's feeling the heat from newt gingerich who said the iowa results are showing many voters are looking for a romney alternative. meanwhi meanwhile, rick santorum got a boost raising $1 million overnight. he says although beating romney will be difficult, they will do the job. >> if you think we can get more than an eight-vote margin here in new hampshire, we will try. >>...
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romney's ahead in the polls more than 40 points. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is projected to take virginia in a landslide. this will help. yesterday house majority leader eric cantor endorsed romney. cantor says the former massachusetts governor has the best noon get the country back on track financially. however, he says he has no plans to be a running mate if romney gets the nomination. >>> and the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll says the campaign has caused damage to the republican party thus far. four in ten adults say the process has given them a less favorable impression of the gop. that's compared with just slightly more than one in ten who have a more favorable opinion. when asked to describe the campaign in a word or phrase, nearly 70% answered with a negative comment. >>> new, securities cameras capture aid tornado that touched down in tennessee. the ef3 twister ripped through harrison. the man who owns the cameras says he was at a friend's house when it hit. others sid it sounded like a freight train. amazingly, his family, dogs, and home are okay. >>> as crews combed
romney's ahead in the polls more than 40 points. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is projected to take virginia in a landslide. this will help. yesterday house majority leader eric cantor endorsed romney. cantor says the former massachusetts governor has the best noon get the country back on track financially. however, he says he has no plans to be a running mate if romney gets the nomination. >>> and the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll says the...
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and as susan mcagainst reports romney is also addressing his poll numbers. >> president obama and governor mitt romney appeared on 60 minutes last night. >> you are asking the american people it hire you as president of the united states. they would like to hear some specifics. >> i can tell them specifically i will not raise taxes on middle income folks. i will not lower the share of taxes paid by high income individuals. >> president obama told steve croft romney's plan won't work. >> he seems to have only one note. tax cuts for the wealthy and rolling back regulations. >> romney's tacks are part of a new obama campaign ad which hits the gop candidate on a secretly recorded fundraiser where he said 47% of americans pay no income taxes and feel their victims are entitled to government help. >> he won't release his tax returns before 2010. maybe instead of attacking others on taxes, romney should come clean on his. >> romney said ads like this distort his positions and are the reason he is trailing in battleground polls. > >> on foreign policy the president says romney needs to clarify tha
and as susan mcagainst reports romney is also addressing his poll numbers. >> president obama and governor mitt romney appeared on 60 minutes last night. >> you are asking the american people it hire you as president of the united states. they would like to hear some specifics. >> i can tell them specifically i will not raise taxes on middle income folks. i will not lower the share of taxes paid by high income individuals. >> president obama told steve croft romney's...
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. >>> mitt romney leads the news poll out of new hampshire. that's a double digit lead over ron paul with 14%. jon huntsman and texas governor rick perry finished third and fourth. >>> former bill clinton spoke to the conservative website news max. he told the site that he does not think that raising taxes or cutting spending is a good idea right now. the president's tax proposal bears the name of billionaire warren buffett. the high profile investor announced that he will appear at two separate fund-raisers for the president including one in new york city next week. and for he ebbs magazine is now out with its 400 riches americans. >> and 1200 on that list include billionaires for the cleveland region. jacqueline mars was the highest in this region. also making the list, nationals owner ted learner worth an estimate dollars $3.3 billion and dan snyder made the list with an estimated $1 billion. bill gates topped this year's list with $59 billion and investor warren buffett was number two with $39 billion. >> it apparently pays to live close t
. >>> mitt romney leads the news poll out of new hampshire. that's a double digit lead over ron paul with 14%. jon huntsman and texas governor rick perry finished third and fourth. >>> former bill clinton spoke to the conservative website news max. he told the site that he does not think that raising taxes or cutting spending is a good idea right now. the president's tax proposal bears the name of billionaire warren buffett. the high profile investor announced that he will...
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the poll mirrors national results, the president leading mitt romney 48%-47%, again within the margin of error. the president holds a narrow lead in the battleground states of florida and ohio. >> thoese campaigns will battle for every last vote in virginia the final hours before election day. mitt romney will make two stops in the commonwealth. he'll stop by lynchburg before heading to george mason university this afternoon. the rally begins at 2:45 at the patriot center. doors open at 12:45. vice president joe pbiden will visit virginia today. he'll make two stops in richmond and sterling. he and his wife will be joined by senators jim webb and mark warner. tim kaine will also be there as well as singer john mellencamp. >>> volunteers are also getting out the vote in the commonwealth. supporters for both candidates are working long hours, making a lot of phone calls, knocking on a lot of doors during the final push. the president's camp said nearly 21,000 volunteers contacted nearly 1 million voters either in person or on the phone on saturday. the romney campaign says they talked t
the poll mirrors national results, the president leading mitt romney 48%-47%, again within the margin of error. the president holds a narrow lead in the battleground states of florida and ohio. >> thoese campaigns will battle for every last vote in virginia the final hours before election day. mitt romney will make two stops in the commonwealth. he'll stop by lynchburg before heading to george mason university this afternoon. the rally begins at 2:45 at the patriot center. doors open at...
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polls have shown republican voters, though, favor romney in that moderate midwestern state. >>> and right now, romney is well ahead in the republican race with more delegates than all of his competitors combined. he has a total of 521 delegates going into tomorrow's contest. santorum, 253. gingrich, 136. ron paul has 50. a candidate needs 1,144 delegates to become the republican presidential nominee. >>> 5:08 the time. 57 degrees. feeling the pain at the pump. what you can expect to pay the next time you stop to get gas and when we could see prices finally start to drop. >>> threatening violence, who an occupy sproifrt accused of targeting as the group clashes with police in new york. >>> last week's weather was about as good as it gets k. we get an encore? people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high
polls have shown republican voters, though, favor romney in that moderate midwestern state. >>> and right now, romney is well ahead in the republican race with more delegates than all of his competitors combined. he has a total of 521 delegates going into tomorrow's contest. santorum, 253. gingrich, 136. ron paul has 50. a candidate needs 1,144 delegates to become the republican presidential nominee. >>> 5:08 the time. 57 degrees. feeling the pain at the pump. what you can...
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he leads newt gingrich by 4% points in the latest public polling survey. rick santorum is in third while ron paul and rick perry are in a distant fourth and fifth place. jon huntsman would win just 4% of the vote according to the poll. >>> the political action committee's backing romney are already hard at work waging the ad war in south carolina and florida. in just the past few days, the super pack restore our future has brought nearly $6 million in ad space for the front-runner. that outpaces the reported $3.4 million shelled out by a pro-newt gingrich super pac in south carolina. even before the latest purchase, pro-romney groups have spent nearly $7 million on ads this primary season. >>> meanwhile, it appears romney is appealing to republicans from various political ideologies. according to exit polls in new hampshire, he won the support of 42% of voters who call themselves conservative. his nearest competitor, ron paul, didn't capture even half of that share. nearly four in ten moderates and liberals in new hampshire also say they supported romney.
he leads newt gingrich by 4% points in the latest public polling survey. rick santorum is in third while ron paul and rick perry are in a distant fourth and fifth place. jon huntsman would win just 4% of the vote according to the poll. >>> the political action committee's backing romney are already hard at work waging the ad war in south carolina and florida. in just the past few days, the super pack restore our future has brought nearly $6 million in ad space for the front-runner....